texas347
09-18-2011, 11:41 PM
Well I managed to hit something in the lake today.... have no idea what. Oddly enough the boat kept going but when I went to turn I knew something was wrong. Got the boat to shore and noticed immediately that the rudder was bent all the way back. It had sheared the pin just as it was designed to do but not without damage to the L-Bracket that attaches to the strut and then connects to the rudder assembly. I bent it pretty badly. I'm wondering if maybe I should use something a bit weaker as a shear pin? I think had the shear pin been a bit weaker it would have saved this from happening. Any thoughts on this?